diff --git a/vita3k/kernel/src/kernel.cpp b/vita3k/kernel/src/kernel.cpp
index 8c7f40ff7..3cc4a42d3 100644
--- a/vita3k/kernel/src/kernel.cpp
+++ b/vita3k/kernel/src/kernel.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ ThreadStatePtr KernelState::create_thread(MemState &mem, const char *name, Ptr<c
     params.thid = thread->id;
 
     params.host_may_destroy_params = SDL_CreateSemaphore(0);
-    SDL_CreateThread(&thread_function, thread->name.c_str(), &params);
+    SDL_DetachThread(SDL_CreateThread(&thread_function, thread->name.c_str(), &params));
     SDL_WaitSemaphore(params.host_may_destroy_params);
     SDL_DestroySemaphore(params.host_may_destroy_params);
     return thread;